Progressive Rock > RC2
Fusion, intensity and melody, blend the primary elements from this cohesive progressive rock band. RC2 brings the right amount of ingredients to take the style to a new ground, including rhythmic fusion elements along with the classic melodies. RC2 was formed in Caracas, Venezuela (South America) during 1999 as a result of two events: the guts and
heart to play the style of music that always ruled the soul of the band members, and Radio Clip’s dissolution. Radio Clip was an emblematic band that released four albums in Venezuela between 1988 and 1994, selling thousands of albums and concerts across the country.
Felix Duque (vocals), Eduardo Benatar (drums), Arturo Torres (bass) and Demian Mejicano (guitar) contact Rafael Paz (keyboards) in order to work on what will be the perfect marriage of astonishing instrumentals and vocals that can mute any sound that is outside the melody. The band wrote in only two weeks what they foresaw would be the recording material for a demo. However, the project had to be called off when Arturo Torres left to live in the States for personal reasons.
The band came to a complete halt. Then, on December 1999, the four remaining members decided to take in Pedro Misle (bass player and Eduardo Benatar’s band mate in the rock band Luz Verde) and enliven the project, now officially under the RC2 name. Two months later, they recorded their first threesong-demo, which they sent to the prestigious French label Musea Records.. The response was overwhelming; the record label was determined to release RC2s first album.
After learning the news, the five musicians and producer Francisco Diaz entered a modern studio to begin recording the album in late 2001. It was released in June 2003 earning incredible reviews from progressive rock institutions and fans across the globe:
The band moved to Barcelona, Spain in October 2004, again with four of the original members, their guitar player (Demian Mejicano) left the band to pursue a solo project. A new guitar player was brought in (Mauricio Berroeta) as the band continues its search for more straight forward and crude sounds, taking their music to a new exciting level.
In March 2008 the band had the amazing opportunity of being the support band for Dream Theater in one of the South American dates, playing in front of a +7.000 audience. RC2 was chosen by Mike Portnoy himself to stand the test of pleasing DT fans, and they did!!!.
"Future Awaits", the second album from Venezuela's RC2, it's a mixture of raw and classic progressive sounds, traditional latin american rythms and instruments and a strong lyrical content, documenting the band's journey from their country to their new homeland, Spain. From the opening track, it's evident that the sound of RC2 has changed. Their metal edge now collides with more classic sounding prog elements, and the compositions are more sophisticated and complex. Also, there's another important change: the lyrics are in English now.
Future Awaits